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Police officers were \u201cattacked with projectiles\u201d and \u201cassaulted\u201d during far-right anti-immigration protests in London on Saturday, the British capital\u2019s force said, as more than 110,000 people took to the city\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Unite the Kingdom protest was organized by far-right political activist Tommy Robinson. Counter-protesters also flocked to the British capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Metropolitan Police Service said on social media on Saturday that the reported attacks happened after demonstrators at the Unite the Kingdom march breached a \u201csterile area\u201d put in place to keep protesters and counter-protesters apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a later social media post, the force said: \u201cOfficers are having to intervene in multiple locations to stop Unite the Kingdom protesters trying to access sterile areas, breach police cordons or get to opposing groups. A number of officers have been assaulted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service said that 26 officers were injured in the clashes and 25 people were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist condemned the \u201cwholly unacceptable\u201d attacks in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur post-event investigation has already begun – we are identifying those who were involved in the disorder and they can expect to face robust police action in the coming days and weeks,\u201d Twist said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
London Mayor Sadiq Khan also said that \u201cviolence and attacking police officers is completely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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